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BOO 2012

Arts & Culture - Reader' Picks

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Published: July 18, 2012

Best Arts Event/Festival

1st The Orlando International Fringe Theater Festival, orlandofringe.org
2nd Winter Park Sidewalk Art Festival, wpsaf.org
3rd Nude Nite Art Exposé, nudenite.com

Best Art Night (Recurring)

1st Orlando Museum of Art 1st Thursday, omart.org
2nd Third Thursday Gallery Hop – Downtown Arts District
3rd Blank Space Art Market (now closed)

Best Arts Advocate

1st Donna Dowless, heartartist.com
2nd Parker Sketch, parkersketch.blogspot.com
3rd Terry Olson

Best Local Artist

1st Andrew Spear, spearlife.com
2nd Thomas Thorspecken, analogartistdigitalworld
3rd Karen Russell, thedaytimedoldrums.com

Best Local Author

1st Jeff Ashton, troumandwallsh.com/jeff-ashton.htm
2nd Liz Langley, liz-langley.blogspot.com
3rd Bob Morris, bobmorris.net

Best Local Poet/Spoken Word Artist

1st Tod Caviness, @wiggystarbucks
2nd Patrick Scott Barnes, stonecrazydj.wordpress.com
3rd Curtis Meyer, facebook.com/curtismeyerwinterpark

Best Local Playwright

1st Michael Wanzie, wanzie.com
2nd Tod Kimbro, todkimbro.com
3rd Nicole Antonia Carson

Best Gallery

1st CityArts Factory, 29 S. Orange Ave., 407-648-7060, http://www.orlandoslice.com/group/cityartsfactory
2nd Twelve21 Gallery, 1221-C N. Orange Ave., 407-982-4357, twelve21gallery.com
3rd Mother Falcon/The Falcon Bar, 819 E. Washington St., 407-423-3060, motherfalconclothing.com

Best Museum

1st Orlando Museum of Art, 2416 N. Mills Ave., 407-896-4231, omart.org
2nd Morse Museum, 445 North Park Ave., Winter Park, 407-645-5311, morsemuseum.org
3rd Orlando Science Center, 777 E. Princeton St., 407-514-2000, osc.org

Best Movie Theater

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